Teaching Assistant Apprentice
CT Skills
Parkdale Road, Nottingham, NG4 1BX (NG4 1BX)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 5 September 2025)
Posted on 8 August 2025
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Summary
You will be joining a friendly team that creates a thriving, fun and safe environment for the children. Parkdale is passionate about supporting children and their families, even beyond the perimeter of their site. This is an exciting opportunity for you to provide extra support to children and teaching staff in the school.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, flexible hours between 8am and 4.30pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 8 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
* Supporting pupils' learning activities including additional learning needs and development.
* Maintaining an awareness of the planning, delivery and evaluation of learning activities.
* Establishing and maintaining relationships with individual pupils and groups by using effective communication and understanding the value of treating all individuals fairly.
* Contributing to the management of pupil behaviour by encouraging positive behaviour in the classroom.
* Helping with the care and support of pupils by supporting children's communication and intellectual development and physical, emotional and social development.
* Contributing to the health and well-being of pupils through the support of safeguarding for pupils by ensuring a safe environment and always following policies & procedures.
* Assisting with the personal and intimate care of pupils.
* Minimum of 6 hours per week spent on apprenticeship work and training.
Where you'll work
Parkdale Road, Nottingham, NG4 1BX
NG4 1BX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CT SKILLS LIMITED
Training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
Training schedule
Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship, including Functional Skills inf required. You'll attend monthly 1-2-1 meetings (online via teams every month - NO classroom OR college!) with your tutor and learn about modules including review & delivery, communication, pastoral, relationships & role modelling, learning & support, and more! You will be given a minimum of 3 hours per week to complete any apprenticeship work (assignments, research, and projects) and will receive at least another 3 hours of training from your employer.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
Parkdale Primary School are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands, comprising 26 schools. They are 'two-form entry', meaning they have two classes in each year from Reception to Year 6. Their capacity is 420 children, and they are usually full or over-subscribed! The driving force behind all that happens at Parkdale is the shared aim of every child enjoying access to a stimulating and engaging education, developing both academically and socially.
After this apprenticeship
As with any apprenticeship opportunity - if you prove yourself to be a valuable member of the team there is a strong chance of a permanent post within the business.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CT SKILLS LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336328.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 5 September 2025)
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